SAM
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SAM is an analytical laboratory aboard NASA's Curiosity rover that studies Martian rocks, soil, and atmosphere to determine their chemical and organic composition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SAM canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T727765 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SAM Context triple: [Curiosity rover, instrument, SAM]
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Sam
Sam is a person whose given name is Sam.
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B.
SAN
SAN is the three-letter IATA airport code for San Diego International Airport, the primary commercial airport serving the San Diego, California area.
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C.
SL
The Mercedes-Benz SL is a long-running line of luxury grand touring roadsters renowned for combining high performance with elegant design and advanced technology.
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D.
SV
SV is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code assigned to El Salvador.
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E.
AMA
AMA is the leading professional association and lobbying group representing physicians and medical students in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SAM Target entity description: SAM is an analytical laboratory aboard NASA's Curiosity rover that studies Martian rocks, soil, and atmosphere to determine their chemical and organic composition.
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A.
Sam
Sam is a person whose given name is Sam.
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B.
SAN
SAN is the three-letter IATA airport code for San Diego International Airport, the primary commercial airport serving the San Diego, California area.
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C.
SL
The Mercedes-Benz SL is a long-running line of luxury grand touring roadsters renowned for combining high performance with elegant design and advanced technology.
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D.
SV
SV is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code assigned to El Salvador.
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E.
AMA
AMA is the leading professional association and lobbying group representing physicians and medical students in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Curiosity rover instrument
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analytical laboratory ⓘ scientific instrument suite ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SAM ⓘ |
| capability |
analyze volatile compounds released by heating samples
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detect organic molecules ⓘ measure carbon isotope ratios ⓘ measure methane concentration ⓘ |
| component |
gas chromatograph
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ovens and gas processing system ⓘ quadrupole mass spectrometer ⓘ sample processing system ⓘ tunable laser spectrometer ⓘ |
| contributedBy |
CNES
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surface form:
French space agency CNES
Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
laboratories in France ⓘ laboratories in the United States ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Goddard Space Flight Center
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surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| fullName | Sample Analysis at Mars ⓘ |
| hostRover | Curiosity ⓘ |
| landingDateOnMars | 2012-08-06 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2011-11-26 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 541 ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Curiosity rover
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surface form:
Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity
|
| locationOnRover | inside Curiosity rover body ⓘ |
| mission | Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Curiosity rover ⓘ |
| planetaryProtectionRole | assess potential for past or present life-supporting environments on Mars ⓘ |
| powerSource | Curiosity rover power system ⓘ |
| primaryBodyStudied | Mars ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
analyze Martian atmosphere
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analyze Martian rocks ⓘ analyze Martian soil ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
assess past habitability of Mars
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determine chemical composition of Martian samples ⓘ measure isotopic ratios in Martian atmosphere ⓘ search for organic compounds on Mars ⓘ study carbon chemistry on Mars ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| targetMaterial |
atmospheric gas
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drilled rock powder ⓘ scooped soil ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
gas chromatography
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mass spectrometry ⓘ tunable laser absorption spectroscopy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SAM Description of subject: SAM is an analytical laboratory aboard NASA's Curiosity rover that studies Martian rocks, soil, and atmosphere to determine their chemical and organic composition.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.